Waraqu Urqu (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''waraqu'' cactus, ''urqu'' mountain, "cactus mountain", also spelled ''Waraju Orqo, Waraqo Orqo'') is an archaeological site in the Ayacucho Region in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

. The

Chanka The Chanka people (or Chanca) are a Quechua people ethnic group living in the regions of Apurimac Region, Apurimac, Ayacucho Region, Ayacucho and Lamas, Peru, Lamas of Peru. They were enemies of the Incas, and they were centered primarily in And ...

site lies in the La Mar Province, in the west of the Anco District, near Sacha Raqay ''(Sacharajay, Sacharaccay)''. It is situated at a height of about .escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Mar Province (Ayacucho Region) Southeast of Sacha Raqay there is a mountain named Wanaku Urqu (Quechua ''wanaku''

guanaco The guanaco (; ''Lama guanicoe'') is a camelid native to South America, closely related to the llama. Guanacos are one of two wild South American camelids, the other being the vicuña, which lives at higher elevations. Etymology The guanaco ...

, "guanaco mountain", hispanicized ''Huanaco Orjo''). It lies at .

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